There is something so satisfying about growing and eating your own food. If you think you don't have the space, think again! This vertical salad garden by Anne Phillips at Go Green Gardeners is less than a meter wide and 1.5 meters tall. Here's what's involved:
The edible wall of lettuces, arugula, Swiss chard, mustard, strawberries and herbs uses a French riddling rack to hold seeds instead of wine. Genius!
The plants were added from the reverse side of the rack before coconut fibre and soil were packed in around the plants roots. The fibres are kept in place with fencing material. Not all plants will work in this set up, but plants that need a lot of drainage like lettuces and strawberries would work wonderfully!
You can see more of Anne's work at Go Green Gardeners and see more pictures of her vertical garden here.
(image source: Stefano Paltera for the los angeles times)
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"Genius!" Because who hasn't come across a French riddling rack and thought, 'too bad I can't think of anything to do with it'?
;p
Still, this is a great idea that could be replicated with some other materials. I like!
Use a pallet instead! Although I LOVE this idea too.
Check out my post on Vertical Gardening here:
http://ow.ly/4Tyjc
That's beautiful
Using a pallet is a great idea - thank you!
I have lots of ideas on vertical gardening on a tight budget and a small space here:
growingpeople
This is amazing! Such a great idea for someone living in an apartment or for someone with a rooftop deck!
Perfection for NYC apartments , edible art. Fabulous!
Once you realize the benefits of vertical gardening, you see your garden spaces in an entirely different light! With more of us living in urban areas with limited space, all gardens can utilise at least one vertical garden structure to improve aesthetics and maximise design potential.
No matter what size your garden is, you can improve the productivity, beauty and functionality by maximising vertical space.
Some clever gardeners have managed to create beautiful, productive spaces by creatively using vertical garden structures like arbors, trellises, herb spirals and espalier but there are loads more options than just those.
15 Helpful Tips for Vertical Gardens has some inspiring photos and great ideas to get started!
Beautiful! And what a great solution to rapacious wildlife, especially the fat groundhog in my backyard! I'd like to see him hoist himself up one of those salad walls... hahahaha!